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Tsina Glacier Occurrence

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Zinc, Lead, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000925
MRDS ID A011593
Record type Site
Current site name Tsina Glacier Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -145.80255, 61.251 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Valdez B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Valdez SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Valdez C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Copper River(hydrologic unit)

Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • BEST LOCATION: USGS OFR 80-892B, LOC.79 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock
    Rock unit name Valdez Group; Sequence Of Metasedimentary And Metavolcanic Rocks
    Rock description Valdez Group; Sequence Of Metasedimentary And Metavolcanic Rocks
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -145.80255, 61.251
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category State

Comments on development

  • USGS OFR 80-892B LISTS THIS AS PREVIOUSLY UNRECOGNIZED OCCURRENCE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS OFR 80-892, LOC.79

  • Other Database

    BAG-OFR-80-892B-79

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IRON-STAINED LENSES AND DISSEMINATIONS IN MAFICMETAVOLCANICS CUT BY QUARTZ VEINS; BOTH VEINS AND COUNTRY ROCK CONTAIN PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, GALENA AND SPHALERITE
Deposit APPARENTLY A LARGE LOW-GRADE DEPOSIT; SEE ALSO: WORTHMANNS GLACIER ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1985 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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